2025-11-16T15:04:15-06:00 2024-12-31 351356555 DONOVAN PC 5151 E US HWY 36 AVON IN 46123 990 2024-01-01 472822152 CULTURE WISE STUDIES INC CULT 8053832000 4073 MISSION OAKS BLVD CAMARILLO CA 93012 THEODORE BAEHR CEO 8053832000 2025-11-16 1 0 DAVID W LEMLER CPA CGMA P00378478 3177456411 2025-11-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THEODORE BAEHR 4073 MISSION OAKS BLVD CAMARILLO CA 93012 500000 0 X HTTP://WWW.CULTUREWISESTUDIES.ORG/ X 2015 CA CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FAMILY AND CONSERVATIVE VALUES THROUGH THE MEDIA BY INFLUENCING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS, ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE TO PRODUCE MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT AND TO EQUIP THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND TEACHERS, TO IMPROVE THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS (INCLUDING CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS) THROUGH CONSERVATIVE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT. 4 3 0 0 0 0 500000 500000 0 0 0 0 0 0 500000 500000 500000 500000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 2500 500100 502500 -100 -2500 49164 46664 0 0 49164 46664 X CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FAMILY AND CONSERVATIVE VALUES THROUGH THE MEDIA BY INFLUENCING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS, ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE TO PRODUCE MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT AND TO EQUIP THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND TEACHERS, TO IMPROVE THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS (INCLUDING CHILDREN, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS) THROUGH CONSERVATIVE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, MORALLY UPLIFTING, INSPIRING ENTERTAINMENT. 0 0 400000 400000 MOVIEGUIDE AWARDS: GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL FAITH & VALUES AWARDS GALA & REPORT WHERE FILMMAKERS AND INDUSTRY PERSONNEL GATHER TO CELEBRATE A YEAR'S WORTH OF UPLIFTING TITLES AND RECEIVE OUR PRESTIGIOUS "TEDDY BEAR" AWARD. AS AN EXAMPLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 WE HAD 285 IN ATTENDANCE. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9TH WAS THE NIGHT OF THE AWARDS, BUT THE EVENTS RAN FROM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8TH THROUGH SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11TH (WHICH INCLUDED A WELCOME RECEPTION ON THURSDAY, A SONY PICTURES STUDIO TOUR BEFORE THE AWARDS ON FRIDAY, AN INSIDER'S BREAKFAST AND SUNSET YACHT CRUISE ON SATURDAY, AND A SEND-OFF EVENT ON SUNDAY). 25000 25000 REPORT TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. FOR THE PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION OF MORE THAN 421 COMPREHENSIVE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEWS, WHICH WERE GATHERED INTO EXTENSIVE DATABASES TO PRODUCE THE 2025 REPORT. 75000 75000 INKLINGS FELLOWSHIP: AN ESTEEMED SUMMER PROGRAM INITIATED BY GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DBA MOVIEGUIDE AND THE CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH CULTURE WISE STUDIES, INC. TO CULTIVATE, MENTOR, AND GUIDE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONTENT CREATORS WHO ASPIRE TO UPHOLD AND INCORPORATE CHRISTIAN VALUES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. RECOGNIZING THE POWER AND PERVASIVENESS OF MEDIA, THIS FULLY FUNDED AND PAID PROGRAM IS CRAFTED TO EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO IMPACT HOLLYWOOD POSITIVELY. THE INKLINGS FELLOWSHIP SPANS FROM MID-JUNE TO SEPTEMBER AND IS BASED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. DURING THIS PERIOD, A SMALL, SELECT GROUP OF FELLOWS LIVE TOGETHER IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, WHERE THEY ARE TRAINED TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO BRING A PROJECT FROM CONCEPT TO SCREEN. THE FELLOWSHIP EMPHASIZES THE BUSINESS AND PRODUCING SIDE OF FILMMAKING, POSITIONING GRADUATES TO STRATEGICALLY INFLUENCE INDUSTRY TRENDS. THIS PAST SUMMER OF 2024 WE HAD SEVEN FELLOWS. 500000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA X MARISA TYNDALL 8053832000 4073 MISSION OAKS BLVD CAMARILLO CA 93012 X THEODORE BAEHR CEO AND PRESIDENT 2.50 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BAEHR BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SNYDER BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 EVELYN CARROLL BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500000 500000 500000 0 0 0 500000 500000 100 100 2400 2400 502500 500000 2500 0 49164 46664 49164 46664 0 0 X 49164 46664 49164 46664 49164 46664 -2500 0 X 0 0 0 X X 1 GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC 132965038 10 1 500000 0 1 500000 0 1.00000 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SCHEDULE A, PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 5A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO BECOME A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION BY AMENDING THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW ORGANIZED AND SHALL AT ALL TIMES OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF GOOD NEWS COMMMUNITIONS, INC. (13-2965038), A 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(2). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC 4073 MISSION OAKS BLVD CAMARILLO CA 93012 132965038 501(C)(3) 500000 0 SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR ANNUAL MOVIEGUIDE AWARDS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ROBERT BAEHR IS THE SON OF THEODORE BAEHR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AMENDED THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS TO BE ORGANIZED AND AT ALL TIMES OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(3) FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC., WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN 26 U.S.C. 509(A)(2). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM; REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE TEAM AND THEN A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS GIVEN TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY REQUIRES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS TO DISCLOSE ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTERESTS, WITH ALL DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINATIONS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE INDEPENDENT BOARD (OR AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE) DECIDES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS; THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY PRESENT FACTS BUT MUST LEAVE FOR DELIBERATION AND VOTING, MAY NOT INFLUENCE THE DECISION, AND IS BARRED FROM VOTING OR BEING COUNTED TOWARD QUORUM ON THE MATTER. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND, THE BOARD/COMMITTEE EXERCISES DUE DILIGENCE, CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES AND COMPARABILITY, AND APPROVES ONLY IF THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS BENEFIT, AND FAIR AND REASONABLE; VIOLATIONS CAN TRIGGER CORRECTIVE ACTION. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOLLOW ADDED SAFEGUARDS: ANY VOTING MEMBER RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON THEIR OWN COMPENSATION BUT MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION. OVERSIGHT INCLUDES ANNUAL WRITTEN AFFIRMATIONS OF THE POLICY BY COVERED PERSONS AND PERIODIC REVIEWS (E.G., COMPENSATION AND JOINT VENTURES) TO GUARD AGAINST PRIVATE INUREMENT AND EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.